The Japan Self-Defense Force (JSDF) will procure the next generation of Japanese anti-landing craft missiles next year as ...

Japan’s moon lander nailed its tricky, “pinpoint” touchdown on the lunar surface, officials from the country’s space agency announced Thursday, but a newly released image revealed that the spacecraft ...

Landing on the moon is no easy feat. The success of Japan’s first lunar probe has been fraught with tension. The unmanned rover, known as Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM), landed upside down ...

TOKYO, June 5 (Reuters) - Japanese startup ispace aims to become the first non-U.S. company to achieve a controlled moon landing as it prepares for the touchdown of its second uncrewed spacecraft on ...

The private ispace Resilience lander will land on the moon at 3:17 p.m. EDT today (June 5), but only if the company pursues its prime landing spot. Here's why. Update for 5 p.m. ET: The Japanese ...